Description
Book SynopsisA third edition of the highly successful analysis of politics and economics in the European Union. Fully revised and updated, this edition continues to provide an ideal introduction to the economic issues surrounding the EU, and an understanding of the political forces involved.
Trade ReviewTsoukalis very successfully integrates political and economic approaches to understanding EU economic integration and covers a broad range of topics in his work./Y. Akbar/Regional Studies, Vol. 32.2.
The author raises some fundamental questions regarding the future of the EU and the widening gap between economic and political integration. * European Access *
Table of Contents1. Searching for Things New and European ; 2. The Early Ups and Downs of European Integration ; 3. Treaty Revisions and the New Economic Orthodoxy ; 4. From Customs Union to the Internal Market ; 5. The Political Economy of Liberalization and Regulation ; 6. Social Policies and Labour Markets ; 7. Building a Regional Currency System ; 8. Towards Monetary Union ; 9. Cohesion and Redistribution ; 10. European or Global Power? ; 11. Ten Theses on Integration ; Contributors
